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The climate case for cheap food. An analysis of diets worldwide reveals that lower-cost diets are often substantially less carbon-intensive than the meals people eat most often. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239498

Chasing the dream of transparent insulation, researchers hit on a solution: high-tech “bubble wrap”. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239481

Italy’s bears are showing genetic signs of domestication. A new study shows how long-term coexistence with humans can reshape even the wildest predators—in this case, making bears less aggressive. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239468

EVs aren’t just cars anymore. They can power your home slashing emissions—and bills.. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239458

Can wheat fertilize itself? A study inches closer to that goal.. By coaxing soil bacteria into fixing more nitrogen, gene-edited wheat shows how crops might one day sidestep synthetic fertilizers. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239440

Humble fish inspire self-cleaning microplastic filter. Washing machines release 500 grams of plastic microfibers into waterways. Researchers have made a fish gill-inspired filter that traps 99% of those microfibers. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239428

Wildlife is deeply embedded in sports culture. Therein lies a conservation opportunity.. Researchers argue that the emotional pull of teams could become a force in endangered species conservation. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239418

One solution to U.S. grid expansion minimizes costs and emissions. The other maximizes reliability.. In a rare scientific analysis of pending energy legislation, researchers put two competing policy approaches to the test. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239404

Looks can be deceiving. This smart fungus could beat meat at its own game.. By stripping two metabolic enzymes, scientists created a mycoprotein that needs less energy, emits less carbon, and rivals the taste and texture of real meat. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239380

Coffee biochar makes for lower-carbon, stronger concrete. New analysis shows that charred coffee grounds make increase concrete's strength by 30% and shrink its carbon footprint by nearly as much www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239371

A pause in the Anthropocene led to an eagle baby boom. Decades of monitoring failed to detect it, but the Covid lockdown showed that human activity—not just predators or habitat—has been quietly stifling Bonelli’s eagle reproduction. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239362

What escapes the lint trap: Dryers emerge as overlooked microfiber polluters…with a simple fix. Long seen as a waterborne problem, microfiber pollution is increasingly traced to dryer vents. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239348

If you want a fast-growing forest to suck up more carbon, pick slow-growing trees. Trees that have "fast growing" traits turn out to grow more slowly in the wild than their conservative relatives, scientists find. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/if-y...

Government climate pledges and citizen climate support are pulling in opposite directions. Governments of rich countries tend to make ambitious emissions reduction pledges—but their citizens are the least willing to pay for climate action. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/what...

Researchers tested the claim that grass-fed beef is better for the climate—and found it wanting. In fact, they found that per kilogram of beef, pasture-raised cattle are generally more carbon-intensive than cows raised in industrial feedlots. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/rese...

This 3-ingredient film made from food waste may actually beat regular plastic packaging?. The next-gen bioplastic invention surpassed the abilities of some conventional plastic packaging in repelling water and oxygen. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239333

Is the AI juice worth the carbon squeeze?. Data centers’ thirst for energy looms as the next big climate provocation www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/is-t...

Engineers turn sewage sludge into fuel and feed. Scientists have developed a solar-powered method to convert solid waste into valuable green hydrogen and animal feed. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/engi...

If you listen closely in Kentucky, you can hear the rainforest in southern Mexico.. A new analysis of billions of amateur bird sightings reveals the dependence of North America’s songbirds on a handful of Central American forests. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239309

Adding one elegantly simple device to charging stations could tame EV charging chaos. Electric-vehicle stations are straining the grid. A modest piece of hardware could ease the growing pains. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239305

New paper resolves a half-century old debate about how to conserve biodiversity in natural areas. For biodiversity, it’s better to have one large contiguous forest than many smaller fragments www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/new-...

Huge new study exposes disparate climate emotions around the world—and their consequences. Northern Europeans are the least hopeful. Greeks, Spaniards, and Italians are angry and sad. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/huge...

This deceptively simple design tweak could make people choose vegetables over meat. “Sustainable choices aren’t just about what people want to do, they’re about what’s easy to do,” according to researchers on a new study. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/this...

Iron-enhanced biochar could redefine what soil Is capable of  . A review of dozens of studies hints that seeding biochar with iron fragments can mop up contaminants, stabilize nutrients, and lower farm emissions. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239278

The secret to better batteries could be in your closet. Adding nylon to batteries makes them more efficient, safer, and longer-lasting, researchers have found www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/the-...

When planting trees to slow climate change, don’t plant the same tree all the time. An experiment spanning 16 years found that places reforested with five kinds of trees stored 36% more carbon than monocultures. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/when...

Beaver-engineered habitats are outperforming ours. Two studies find that beaver-engineered wetlands attract twice as many hoverflies, nearly 50% more butterflies, and a richer variety of bats compared to human-made ponds or free-flowing streams. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239258

Can Trump (or anyone) stop the momentum of the EV revolution?. Someone’s going to be left in the rear-view mirror. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/11/can-...

How subtle word choices can undermine a scientific climate message. Researchers found that framing uncertain events in negative terms such as “unlikely” could sow confusion about climate science www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239244

The idea that economic equality is good for the climate is appealing. But is it true?. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/the-...

Is climate persuasion a fool’s errand?. Climate psychology has come a long way. And it has a long way to go. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/is-c...

Innovative device converts car exhaust to electricity. Wrapped around a car's tailpipe, the device could harness waste heat to produce enough electricity to at least charge a phone www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/inno...

Are organic apples better for the soil? Study challenges assumptions.. Researchers found only minor microbial differences between organic and conventional soils, suggesting that individual farming techniques, not labels, drive ecological outcomes. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239196

The space station is the ultimate industrial environment—cut off from the natural world. And that’s not healthy.. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/the-...

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This concrete could turn your house into a battery. The amount of concrete that goes into a a American home's basement wall could hold enough energy to meet the daily needs of the household. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239185

Anesthesia has a greenhouse gas problem. A few tweaks could give the climate some breathing room. Good news from a new study: New protocols could cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half—with no adverse effects on patient outcomes www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/anes...

Ocean microbes may be developing taste for plastic pollution. New research finds bacteria in more than 75% of global ocean samples equipped with enzymes that can break down PET—the plastic used in bottles. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239180

Your future airplane flight could be powered by everything you throw away. Fuel made from trash and food waste can't entirely replace conventional jet fuel—but it could take a big bite out of airlines’ carbon emissions www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239169

Can the world farm more seafood with less impact?. A new study says the answer is yes. But the best-case scenario sits on a knife-edge of three factors: Location, location, location. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/can-...

Natural rock weathering captures carbon over millennia. Chemists just reduced it to weeks.. By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon dioxide in the air. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/natu...

First global study of the extraordinary role of animals as architects of Earth. Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each year. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/firs...

A greener diet, a leaner workforce . The global move toward sustainable eating could save $100 billion annually in farm costs—but at a steep human cost in rural jobs. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239145

A packaging quandary: Plastic may have less environmental impact than alternatives. Plastic is lightweight and uses relatively little material, so in the big picture it crushes the competition www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/the-...

Scientists develop energy-free cooling paint that produces potable water. A nanoengineered roof coating reflects 97% of sunlight, condenses dew, and could help fight heat and drought in climate-stressed regions worldwide. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239139

Researchers engineer crops to pluck more CO2 from the air and amp up photosynthesis. Tinkering with the enzyme Rubisco, they created plants that respond to rising levels of atmospheric CO2 with increased photosynthesis—and higher yields. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/rese...

The fiber optic cables delivering your Netflix might help monitor endangered species. Scientists in Washington state are testing whether these sensitive cables can be used to detect sounds of endangered orcas. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=238990

Looks like science, lies like propaganda. Inside a new wave of climate misinformation. An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239125

On an overheating planet, which comes first: the chicken or the egg?. A fresh look at the paradox from a carbon perspective www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/on-a...